Prime Minister Andrew Holness observes as workers from the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) remove old motorcars under the Derelict Vehicles and Bulky Waste Removal programme. The post-Hurricane Beryl national clean-up exercise was officially launched on July 24 at the Waterford Community Centre in Portmore, St. Catherine. (Yhomo Hutchinson/JIS)
The government has launched its post-Hurricane Beryl national clean-up exercise.
The Derelict Vehicle and Bulky Waste Removal Project is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development.
The campaign is for the removal of bulky waste and eradication of mosquito breeding sites from communities following the passage of Beryl.
It was launched by Prime Minister Andrew Holness at the Waterford Community Centre in Portmore, St. Catherine on Wednesday.
Mr. Holness says the public should be more responsible in their disposal of garbage.
Andrew Holness, prime minister.
The Derelict Vehicle and Bulky Waste Removal Project will be undertaken by the National Solid Waste Management Authority, NSWMA.
The authority and the National Works Agency, NWA, have received a combined allocation of $1.3 billion in the post Hurricane Beryl national clean up campaign.
Of the sum, $500 million will go to the NSWMA for the removal of abandoned vehicles and bulky.
The agency will be utilising vehicles recently acquired by the government to aid in the removal of bulky waste. They include compactors, cranes, tippers, and scout trucks.
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